After an assessment of the technical issue, it was decided to return to Brussels Airport. However, as the involved aircraft does not have the ability to dump fuel, the flight crew had to keep on flying to burn off the excess fuel to avoid an overweight landing.

Initially, the aircraft entered a holding pattern at FLO VOR. After 2,5 hours, the aircraft left the holding pattern and repositioned to a holding pattern at BUN VOR, where it continued to hold for almost 1,5 hours.